For four days straight, Infinite, Crystal and Masa have helped train Tari to become better at games. Her skill was becoming incredible, her combat was amazing, her stealth was great, her teamwork was excellent, and she was only getting better every second a controller is in her hands.
Tari: Man, this is a whole load of fun! Thanks for all of this, guys!
Infinite: You're welcome, Tari!
Crystal: We're glad we could help with this!
Masa: You still have a lot to learn Tari, but you've impressed me a lot recently. You're close to becoming as good as Belle.
Tari: Yay!
Infinite: Tas Corp may have competition with us now!
Crystal: Hmm... I have an idea! You know how Lux offered that deal to us?
Lamar: Yes...
Sofia: Go on.
Crystal: After Lari is defeated, I say we have a deal with Tas Corp.
Theo: Ohhh!
Masa: And the deal is?
Crystal: If Tari wins, Tas Corp has to COMPLETELY give up trying to capture us. And if Belle wins... They're allowed to take us in and use our power to represent their power.
Infinite: Hmm... Love it!
Lamar: Oh... Sounds like a good deal, but is it worth the risk?
Sofia: I have to agree... It's risky and is like gambling.
Masa: We cash in all our chips, we either come out rich or poor. I say we go for it.
Theo: Me too. It's worth a shot!
Tari: I like the sound of it... But...
Infinite: The choice is Tari's.
Crystal: Yeah. What's your choice, Tari?
Tari: I... I... I say we go for it.
Lamar: Wha?! Girl, you're crazy!
Sofia: Tari... A-are you sure?!
Tari: I'm sure, you two.
Masa: The decision is made. After Lari's defeated, we head to Tas Corp.
Infinite: Right.
Theo: Y'know, speaking of Lari we haven't seen her or Tas Corp for a while... That's making me worried...
Tari: Yeah... Me too... Who knows what Lari is plotting.
Lamar: Well, we Meta Runners are gonna kick that girl's ass!
Masa: Oh, yes we will.
Theo: We'll show who's the REAL Tari!
Infinite: *Chuckle* I'll head to the rooftop with Crystal and see if anything is going on.
Lamar: Alright then. We'll just play some games.
Theo: Woohoo!
Infinite and Crystal walked up to the rooftop and looked at the Moon.
Crystal: Wow...
Infinite: It's just as special as our daughter. Who I miss a lot.
Crystal: Me too, honey...
Crystal held her stomach and smiled.
Infinite: At least we have our son joining us soon.
Crystal: Yeah. I wonder how our son will look when he's born?*Giggle*
Infinite: He'll defiantly be beautiful.
The two shared a kiss and continued to look at the stars.
Meanwhile...
Lari was designing her own company with her technology, which had already gotten her tons of money and employees.
Lari: *Whistling* Man, business is great! I've still gotta think of a name for my company, though... Hmm... I know! I'll call it... "Future-O-Gaming"! Perfect! Tas Corp's customers are gonna stop buying stuff from them and come over to Future-O-Gaming!
F-O-G Employee: Hey, Lari? What are your business plans? Have you got a lawyer and some other stuff-
Lari: Yes, I've sorted all of that stressful stuff out. I'm about to play a game.
F-O-G Employee: Sorry, Lari. Can I watch?
Lari: Sure, go on ahead.
The employee sat down near Lari as she lifted her Meta Runner arm up and went into Rocket League.
Lari: Alright, let's do this shit!
Lari began driving her car and rammed into the ball as it bounced off the goal post.
F-O-G Employee: Oof! So close!
Lari: Grrr... Not helping.
F-O-G Employee: Sorry, Lari.
Lari avoided the other cars trying to ram her and hit the ball into the goal.
Lari: Yes!
F-O-G Employee: Woohoo!
Lari: Just gotta keep that up until the timer runs out.
F-O-G Employee: Yeah! Go, Lari!
Back with Tari...
Tari was too playing Rocket League when she noticed a player doing extremely well.
Tari: H-huh? Wow... That player is amazing!
Lamar: What is it, Tari?
Tari: Look at this! My team is struggling against this player! They've scored twice in only under thirty seconds!
Masa: Wait, really?
Sofia: Oh my...
Infinite and Crystal walked downstairs and looked at the screen.
Sofia: Tari, this person keeps scoring without any effort! Are you sure it's not a hacker?
Lamar: I'm not so sure about that. Most game systems detect hackers instantly these days.
Masa: True. It must be just some really skilled player.
Infinite: Tari, why not head into the game yourself?
Tari: Hmm... Sure!
Tari tapped her Meta Runner arm and was sent into the game.
Crystal: There you go!
Tari: Alright, let's do this!
Lari stopped driving and saw Tari in her car.
Lari: H-huh?! What's she doing in here?!
Tari: G-guys...? That skilled player is Lari...
Infinite: WHAT?!
Crystal: Holy crap!
Lari: Oh, you're gonna get it Tari!
Tari: We'll see about that! Tell you what, let's end this game and play a new one!
Lari: Sure!
The timer ran out, as a new game set up and everyone spawned in.
Infinite: Go on, Tari! Kick her ass!
Lamar: You can win!
The timer counted down, as Tari and Lari drove towards the ball and hit it which sent it flying into the air.
Sofia: Whoa!
Tari quickly flipped her car and hit the ball, as it bounced towards Lari's goal.
Lari: Uh uh uhhhh!
Lari jumped in front of her goal and hit the ball, which sent it flying into Tari's goal.
Tari: No!
Lari: Yes!
Infinite: Oof...
Lamar: Come on, Tari!
Masa: What about your training? What'd you train for?!
Tari smiled and hit the ball first, Lari chased after it when suddenly Tari rammed into her.
Lari: Ow! Hey!
Tari started pushing the ball, Lari tried to ram her but missed and Tari scored.
Lamar: Woohoo!
Crystal: Yeah, you go Tari!
Lari: Dammit... I'm livestreaming this.
Tari: Oh, you are?
Infinite: Kinda a bad idea. Tas Corp could trail her and possibly catch her.
Masa: True.
Tari: It's one on one!
Lari: Best of three!
One of Lari's teammates sped past her and hit the ball, Tari quickly charged into it as it bounced back and made Lari flip over.
Lari: OOF!!!
Tari started chasing after Lari's teammates, she boosted and drove through two of the cars but ran out of boost.
Tari: Dang it!
Theo: Tari, get some more boost quickly!
Lari: Get fucked, bitches! Laterrrrrrrrrrrr!
Tari: Grrr!
Lari drove the ball into Tari's goal and cheered.
Lamar: Ah, crap!
Sofia: One more goal, and Lari wins.
Infinite: Come on, Tari! Remember your training!
Crystal: You can beat her!
Lari: Looks like I have this game in the bag, my viewers! Oh, thanks for the donation, TotallyNotSomeoneFromTasCorp!
Infinite: That name sounds suspicious.
Tari: It does...
Lari: This livestream is awesome! Thanks to all 10,000 of you people watching!
Tari and Lari started driving the ball around everywhere, as five minutes remained.
At Tas Corp...
Belle: Hmm...
Belle was watching the Project Blue chip she got from the lab and studied it closely.
Lux: Found anything, Belle?
Belle: It's just stuff about Tari's creation, pretty much. Whoever created her Meta Runner arm is a genius.
Lux: I have to agree on this. If her creator is still around, we could find them and Tas Corp could become even more powerful. Her creator might even know of some other things...
Belle: You really love knowing about other's peoples plans and objectives don't you, Lux?
Lux: *Chuckle* Keep searching. I'll be back soon.
Lux walked out of the room and went into the lab.
Tas Corp Scientist 1: Hello, boss!
Tas Corp Scientist 2: We've got something to show you.
Lux: Yes, what is it?
The scientists showed a red controller which was glowing yellow.
Lux: Interesting... What does it do?
Tas Corp Scientist 1: This may become our most expensive and best product to date!
Tas Corp Scientist 2: This controller has the power of a Meta Runner! Anyone who has their hands on it will feel tons of Meta Energy sure through them!
Lux: Hmm... It sounds good, but I want to make it really expensive. Meta Runners are special, especially ones like Tari.
Tas Corp Scientist 1: I see, boss. We're gonna test it a bit.
Lux: You do that.
Lux walked out of the lab and dialed a number on his phone.
???: Hello?
Lux: Ah. You're the assassin I've heard so much about, right?
???: You're goddamn right, boy! Anyways, do you want me to go after a target?
Lux: Well, not exactly. I want you to kidnap a bunch of people and bring them to Tas Corp. Think you could do that?
???: Well, hell yeah I can!
Lux: Thank you. My guards have been proven useless for now, so I thought I would call up Silica City's most dangerous and feared hitman... Hurk.
Hurk: That's me! Alright, send me a picture of their faces and I'll do my work.
Lux texted Infinite's, Crystal's, Tari's, Son's, Lamar's, Sofia's, Masa's and Lari's faces.
Hurk: Thank you! Hitman Hurk is out!
Lux put his phone away and sighed.
Lux: He may be an idiot, but he's got some mad assassination skills.
Back with Tari...
One minute of the game remained, as both teams still had a score of two goals.
Lari: Grrr... It's like a fucking pinball machine!
Tari: Jeez... My heart is literally thumping right now...
Lamar: You can do this, girl! Beat that no good for nothing clone!
Sofia: Yeah! Down with Lari!
Infinite: Get em!
Crystal: Fuck her up!
Tari and Lari rammed into each other while pushing the ball.
Lari: This win is mine!
Tari smiled and used the remaining boost.
Tari: This win is mine, Lari!
Lari: What?!
Tari pushed Lari's car away and hit the ball into Lari's goal just as the timer went off.
Lari: NO!!!
Tari: WOOHOO!!!
Infinite: Yeah, you did it!
Crystal: Amazing game, Tari! That was phenomenal!
Tari: Thanks!
Lari came out of the game and sighed aggressively.
Lari: Damn...
The livestream chat filled with shocked emoji faces and some insults.
Lari: I know, I've fucked this up...
Tari hopped out of the game as Lamar suddenly began to carry her.
Tari: Eep!
Lamar: Girl, that was the best Rocket League game play I've ever seen! You're a pro!
Masa: Looks like all that training paid off!
Tari: Hehe, it did!
Lari: You got lucky this time, Tari! I'll get you next time!
Theo: That was amazing, Tari!
Tari: Thanks, Theo!
Tari hugged Theo tightly and smiled.
Infinite: Aww...
Crystal: I hope we can fix Theo's problem soon...
Sofia: Me too...